Yuan Meng didn't comment, just lifted the corner of her mouth into a faint smile and picked up her phone. "Naturally. But since President Ling also said it's for cooperation, I hope in the future you'll only contact me for cooperation rather than other things. After all, we should separate public affairs from private ones. What do you think, President Ling?"
Although the phone was in her hand, the screen remained black. Obviously, she was waiting to see if Ling Qianchen would understand her meaning. If not, Yuan Meng might put the phone away the next moment.
With a slight flicker in his eyes, Ling Qianchen maintained the smile on his face. "Naturally."
It didn't matter what was said now. Didn't people say that affection grew over time? If he didn't even have her contact information, how could he make an impression on her?
After successfully adding each other's contact information, Yuan Meng was full. She looked a bit lazy. "I'd like to wish our cooperation a success in advance."
"Well, we'll go to discuss this project together in a week. I believe with your skills and our shared professional knowledge, we'll surely satisfy the other party and successfully sign the contract." When talking about business, Ling Qianchen looked very serious.
This meeting was unexpectedly a rather peaceful one between the two of them.
After returning to the Blue Note Bar, Luo Yishan came up with a cocktail in her hand. "You're back. I've got some news for you."
Yuan Meng raised an eyebrow. "What news?"
"Do you still remember the younger brother you saved last time?" Luo Yishan took a sip of her drink and winked at Yuan Meng. "The one from the Ji family."
Oh, it was the younger brother who was bullied and had a heart - attack last time.
"I have a bit of an impression. What's up?"
"While you were away, he came to look for you every now and then. You should've seen his face when he knew you weren't here. Tsk, tsk, tsk. It was so pitiful!" Luo Yishan clicked her tongue a few times, looking as if she really felt sorry for him.
"If you feel sorry for him, why don't you go and comfort him?" Yuan Meng gave her a teasing look and took the Bloody Mary the bartender had just made.
Luo Yishan drained the rest of her drink and put the glass on the bar. The bartender, being very observant, made another one. She picked it up and took a sip. "I thought you weren't interested in that guy surnamed Ling. There's a cute young guy here. Why don't you give it a try? It won't hurt you."
"I'm not interested in kids."
"Sister." Just as she finished speaking, a surprised and well - behaved voice rang out. Looking in the direction of the voice, Ji Bai's eyes were shining brightly. "Sister, I heard everything."
The two women at the bar looked at each other. They never expected that talking about someone would make that person appear so quickly. It was too soon!
The well - behaved voice continued, with a hint of cunning. "It doesn't matter, sister. Even if you think I'm a kid and don't like me, it's okay. As long as I like you, that's enough."
Luo Yishan burst out laughing and looked at Yuan Meng teasingly. Seeing Yuan Meng looking speechless, she also turned to Ji Bai. "Little brother, won't you be sad if your sister doesn't like you?"
"No. Liking someone doesn't necessarily mean being with that person. If sister likes me, I'll marry her. If sister doesn't like me, we can just be friends. Maybe I'll meet someone I like more in the future." Ji Bai replied seriously.
Maybe in Ji Bai's eyes, this was liking. But after hearing this, Luo Yishan and Yuan Meng immediately understood.
In fact, Ji Bai's liking for Yuan Meng was not the kind of romantic love. Maybe it was because Yuan Meng had saved his life when he had a heart - attack. So in his heart, Yuan Meng's status was different from others.
But in the end, this was just gratitude and liking for his savior, which was different from romantic love.
Maybe because he was still young and didn't understand these things. He just felt happy when he saw Yuan Meng and thought this was liking.
After understanding this, the two of them naturally didn't take it to heart.
Ji Bai didn't know what was on their minds. Seeing their smiles, he also put on a sweet smile, his face blushing a bit. "Sister, can I invite you out to play?"
Yuan Meng raised her eyebrows and looked at Ji Bai. It was better not to get involved with this innocent young man.
"No, it's already late. I'm tired and I need to rest."
Hearing the unrelenting rejection, Ji Bai was not discouraged at all. He took out a card from his pocket. On closer inspection, it was an invitation to a recent charity gala.
"Sister, could you please accompany me to this charity gala as my female companion?" The young man's voice was soft, and if you listened carefully, there was a hint of coquetry.
Afraid that she would reject him again, Ji Bai opened his big eyes wide, looking pitiful. "Sister, please agree. Qian Xu will also attend this charity gala. I'm scared. I'm afraid he'll bully me like last time. Sister, will you protect me?"
Mentioning Qian Xu, Yuan Meng couldn't help but think of the recent small moves of the Qian family. Although some of these moves seemed harmless and even seemed correct from a business perspective, if you looked deeper, you would find that the Qian family's recent moves seemed to be targeted at the Ji family.
"Okay, since you've invited me so sincerely, sister will agree. Don't worry, sister will definitely protect you well." Yuan Meng smiled and agreed. Just in time, she also wanted to see what the Qian family's conspiracy was behind these frequent small moves.
Having achieved his goal, Ji Bai was naturally happy. A smile instantly appeared on his face. He wanted to stay here a while longer and get closer to his sister.
But he was sent away by Yuan Meng's words, "What's a kid doing hanging around a nightclub? You'd better go home early."
There were private rooms on the upper floor of the Blue Note Bar. Luo Yishan, the boss, and Yuan Meng stayed in the bar for a while longer and then went upstairs to their room.
Before they reached the room, Yuan Meng's phone rang. She took it out and saw the word "butler" on the screen.
She answered the call expressionlessly. The voice of the Ling family's butler came from the other end. "Young mistress, where are you? It's so late. Why haven't you come back yet? The young master is back and said he wants you to come home."
Her face still showed no expression, but the moment she opened her mouth, the grievance in her voice couldn't be suppressed. "What does he want me to go back for? Does he still want to divorce me? No, I won't go back. As soon as I go back, he'll want to divorce me."
After saying this, without waiting to hear what the other person had to say, she hung up the phone.